Mistral: Mistral Small 3
The Mistral Small 3 is an AI model that handles text input only and has a context length of up to 32,768 tokens. It supports completion tasks but does not support tools, reasoning, or structured output. This model's pricing stands out at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.08 per million output tokens. Its benchmark performance is respectable with a blended score of 28.8 across one independent test; the model scored particularly well on the EQBench task with a score of 31.8. Those seeking an affordable option for text completion tasks may want to consider shortlisting the Mistral Small 3, especially if budget is a primary concern.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 28.8 across 1 benchmark, last refreshed 2026-09-23. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench | emotional understanding in dialogue | 31.8 |
- Model ID
- mistralai/mistral-small-24b-instruct-2501
- Vendor
- mistralai
- Released
- January 2025
- Tokenizer
- Mistral
- Input Modalities
- text
- Output Modalities
- text
- Max Output
- 16,384 tokens
- Tool Calling
- not supported
- Structured Output
- ✓ supported
- Reasoning Mode
- not supported
- Vision
- text only
- Audio
- no
- Moderated
- no
What it costs in practice
Computed from the current $0.05/M input and $0.08/M output rates. Run your own numbers →
| Job | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Summarize a 50-page report | 30k in / 1.5k out | under $0.01 |
| Classify 1,000 customer emails | 500k in / 50k out | $0.03 |
| A month of a busy support chatbot | 5M in / 2M out | $0.41 |
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Quick answers
- How much does Mistral: Mistral Small 3 cost?
- $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.08 per million output tokens.
- What is Mistral: Mistral Small 3's context window?
- 32,768 tokens, roughly 49 pages of text in a single request.
- Does Mistral: Mistral Small 3 support tool calling?
- It supports structured output.
- Can Mistral: Mistral Small 3 process images?
- No, it is text-only on the input side.